Netflix and Scen & Film extend their long standing partnership to also include film

Stockholm, 6 Sept 2022 - Today, Netflix and Scen & Film (formerly Teaterförbundet, The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film) announced an extended partnership. Following the agreement on success based remuneration for Swedish Netflix Original Series in 2020, Netflix and Scen & Film have now agreed on a similar framework for films. This means that when a Swedish Netflix film is successful, authors and performers will get additional remuneration.

“I’m very pleased that we are now able to include success based remuneration for qualifying films across our slate, in addition to a guaranteed initial rights payment. Through this long and trusted partnership between Netflix and Scen & Film we will continue to ensure we are creating opportunities for fair and proportionate remuneration for the entire Swedish creative industry”, says Rachel C. Schumacher, Senior Counsel, International Labour Relations, Netflix.

“These agreements are yet another important milestone in our trusted and inspiring partnership with Netflix, a partnership that has led to real change and progress in the remuneration and recognition of Swedish talent. It is very important that performers and other creative workers receive fair and proportionate remuneration for their rights, and also additional bonus-payments when their productions are successful. Our agreements with Netflix make this possible and will also contribute to a prosperous and sustainable Swedish production market”, says Christine Strindberg, Head of Negotiation at Scen & Film.

About The Collective Frame Agreements  The collective frame agreements between Netflix and Scen & Film (formerly Teaterförbundet, The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film) for original films and series commissioned in Sweden provide for initial remuneration as well as a staggered success based additional remuneration, distributed to all entitled parties. 

When a certain threshold of viewers globally have completed a film or a series, an amount specified in the collective frame agreement is paid. There is no limit to the number of times the threshold can be reached, and each qualifies for an additional success based payment. The collective frame agreement further ensures that a pro rata payment is provided even when the number of completers do not reach this threshold. Thus, ensuring an on-going additional remuneration. 

In 2021 Scen & Film paid a success based payment to eligible talent of the series Quicksand. Previously released Swedish feature films are also included in the success metric retrospectively to ensure creatives of past productions benefit from the deal.

About Fackförbundet Scen & Film Scen & Film, The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film, is representing professional performers and other creative workers from across the spectrum of the entertainment, creative and cultural industries. Scen & Film organizes professional authors such as directors, choreographers and set designers. Most of our members are performers such as dancers, actors, opera singers, circus and variety artists and stunt performers. We also have branches for technical staff at theaters and in the film industry, as well as for administrative personnel at theaters.